The Doo-Wop Society of Southern California: Previous Shows (1989-2006)

DOO-WOP SOCIETY: Previous Shows (1989-2006)
UPDATED: 7-12-2006

Sixteen Proud Years of Preserving, Promoting and Presenting Doo-Wop!

NOTE: Amateur acts are generally not listed.

No. DATE ARTISTS

VENUES: *Salvatore's Restaurant (Anaheim) **Club Lingerie (Hollywood) ***Rock Around the Clock (Covina) +Maggie's Public (Santa Fe Springs) ++The Hop (Lakewood) +++The Bicycle Club (Bell Gardens) *+The Hop (City of Industry) +*The Petroleum Club (Long Beach) #The Friar's Club (Beverly Hills) SLB = Saddleback Lounge @ the Ramada Inn (Norwalk), LBC = Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

1 4-2-1989* Vernon Green & The Medallions, Eunice Levy (of Gene & Eunice), Marvin Spencer (of The Valiants), The Mighty Echoes

2 7-9-1989** Tony Allen, The Safaris, The Mighty Echoes, Harvey Fuqua

3 9-24-1989*** The Jaguars, The Calvanes, Ruben & The Jets, The Hitmakers

4 1-12-1990+ Leon Peels (of The Bluejays), The Storytellers, acappella groups

5 4-22-1990++ Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns, The Pentagons, The Mighty Echoes, The Storytellers, The Jaguars, The Calvanes, The Hitmakers

6 7-22-1990++ Richard Berry, Don & Dewey, Young Jessie, The Flairs, Shirley Gunter & The Queens, Arthur Lee Maye, Leon Peels, The Storytellers

7 11-11-1990++ Cleve Duncan & The Penguins, George Grant (of The Castelles), Gaynel Hodge & The Turks, The Calvanes, The Storytellers

8 3-10-1991++ Earl Lewis & The Channels, Johnny Staton of The Feathers, Storytellers

9 4-14-1991++ The Robins (featuring Grady Chapman), The Coasters, Don Julian & The Meadowlarks, Eugene Church, Jeanette Baker & Johnny Flamingo, The Hollywood Saxons, Chuck Higgins

10 7-21-1991++ The Five Discs, Vernon Green & The Medallions, Big Dee Irvin (of The Pastels), Mel Williams, The Storytellers

11 10-26-1991+++ The Spaniels, Buddy Bailey (of The Clovers), The Calvanes

12 2-23-1992*+ Gladys Horton & The Marvelettes, Eugene Church, The Hollywood Flames, Gaynel Hodge, Richard Berry, Tony Allen, Don Julian

13 6-14-1992*+ The Platters (featuring Zola Taylor), The Premiers, Chan Romero, J.D. Wright (of The Metallics), Kenny Vance, The Storytellers, The Ambertones

14 10-4-1992++ Buddy Bailey (of The Clovers), The Calvanes, acappella groups

15 2-28-1993++ Brenton Wood, Jewel Akens, Richard Berry, Gaynel Hodge, Tony Allen, The Mighty Echoes, The Calvanes

16 7-25-1993++ Virgil Johnson (of The Velvets), Rosie Hamlin (of The Originals), Big Jay McNeely, The Storytellers

17 2-6-1994++ The Magnificents, The Superbs, Leon Peels, The Calvanes, The Hitmakers

18 6-5-1994++ Eugene Pitt (of The Jive Five), The Storytellers

19 3-18-1995+* Willie Winfield & The Harptones, The Carlos Brothers, The Shadows

20 9-23-1995+* Eugene Pitt, Eddie Pardocchi, The Five Boroughs, Rosie Hamlin

21 2-24-1996+* Richard Berry & The Pharaohs, The Dreamers, Tony Allen, The Satellites/ Hollywood Flames, Leon Peels, Wally Roker (of The Heartbeats)

22 7-12-1996+*
(first show) Johnny Maestro & The Crests/Del-Satins/Brooklyn Bridge

7-13-1996+*
(second show)

23 2-8-1997+* Marvin & Johnny, The Pharaohs, The Millionaires, Big Jay McNeely, Arthur Lee Maye, The Calvanes, The Storytellers/Hitmakers, Jewel Akens

24 5-31-1997+* The Royal All-Stars (Eugene Pitt, Jimmy Merchant, Randy Silver, Vito Balsamo and Art Loria)

25 11-15-1997+* Willie Winfield & The Harptones, The Solitaires

26 2-21-1998+* The Six Teens, The Elgins, The Elements, The Baghdads

27 4-18-98+* The Five Boroughs, with Pookie Hudson, Eddie Pardocchi, Joel Katz and others

28 10-31-98+* Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge

29 2-20-99+* The Gallahads, The Calvanes, Gaynel Hodge & The Turks, George Grant, Jewel Akens, Tony Allen

30 5/22/99+* The Marcels ("Blue Moon"), Florida Legends [supergroup consisting of Jimmy Gallagher of The Passions ("Just to Be With You"), Tony Passalacqua of The Fascinators ("Who Do You Think You Are"), Frank Mancuso of The Imaginations ("Goodbye Baby") and Steve Horn of The Sharks ("Stormy Weather")], plus Rosie Hamlin ("Angel Baby")

31 3/4/2000+* Tribute to Hunter Hancock, with Big Jay McNeely, The Calvanes, Jeanette Baker and Johnny Flamingo, The Storytellers, The Hollywood Saxons, Vernon Green & The Medallions, The Boomers (house band)

32 7/8/2000+* The Eternals, The Storytellers, The Alley Cats, The Boomers (house band) and GirlTalk

33 9/30/2000# Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge

34 10/28/2000+* The Chantels, The Calvanes

35 2/10/2001+* The Penguins, Gene & Eunice (featuring Junior Ryder), The Native Boys, Jewel Akens & The Gems

36 5/5/2001+* The Dreamlovers, The Cadets, The Jacks, Pep Torres, The Chapeaus

37 8/18/2001+* The Solitaires, The Wrens, The Visions

38 11/3/2001+* The Dubs, The Counts

39 3/23/2002+* Kathy Young and the Innocents, The Storytellers, The Calvanes, The Robins, The Countdowns, The Coasters

40 5/4/2002+* The Five Boroughs

41 8/3/2002+* The Bobbettes, The Dreamers, Shirley Gunter & The Queens

42 11/2/2002+* The Capris, others

43 1/24/2004+* The Calvanes, The Storytellers, Jewel Akens

44 6/5/2004+* Cornerstone, Kul Ayd

45 11/13/2004+* Five Boroughs, with Eddie Pardocchi, and Norman Fox

46 7/30/2005 ^SBL The Chantels, Kul Ayd

47 6/10/2006 ^LBC Eugine Pitt and The Jive Five

No.	DATE	ARTISTS
VENUES: Salvatore's Restaurant (Anaheim) Club Lingerie (Hollywood) *Rock Around the Clock (Covina) +Maggie's Public (Santa Fe Springs) ++The Hop (Lakewood) +++The Bicycle Club (Bell Gardens) +The Hop (City of Industry) +*The Petroleum Club (Long Beach) #The Friar's Club (Beverly Hills) SLB = Saddleback Lounge @ the Ramada Inn (Norwalk), LBC = Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
1	4-2-1989*	Vernon Green & The Medallions, Eunice Levy (of Gene & Eunice), Marvin Spencer (of The Valiants), The Mighty Echoes
2	7-9-1989**	Tony Allen, The Safaris, The Mighty Echoes, Harvey Fuqua
3	9-24-1989***	The Jaguars, The Calvanes, Ruben & The Jets, The Hitmakers
4	1-12-1990+	Leon Peels (of The Bluejays), The Storytellers, acappella groups
5	4-22-1990++	Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns, The Pentagons, The Mighty Echoes, The Storytellers, The Jaguars, The Calvanes, The Hitmakers
6	7-22-1990++	Richard Berry, Don & Dewey, Young Jessie, The Flairs, Shirley Gunter & The Queens, Arthur Lee Maye, Leon Peels, The Storytellers
7	11-11-1990++	Cleve Duncan & The Penguins, George Grant (of The Castelles), Gaynel Hodge & The Turks, The Calvanes, The Storytellers
8	3-10-1991++	Earl Lewis & The Channels, Johnny Staton of The Feathers, Storytellers
9	4-14-1991++	The Robins (featuring Grady Chapman), The Coasters, Don Julian & The Meadowlarks, Eugene Church, Jeanette Baker & Johnny Flamingo, The Hollywood Saxons, Chuck Higgins
10	7-21-1991++	The Five Discs, Vernon Green & The Medallions, Big Dee Irvin (of The Pastels), Mel Williams, The Storytellers
11	10-26-1991+++	The Spaniels, Buddy Bailey (of The Clovers), The Calvanes
12	2-23-1992*+	Gladys Horton & The Marvelettes, Eugene Church, The Hollywood Flames, Gaynel Hodge, Richard Berry, Tony Allen, Don Julian
13	6-14-1992*+	The Platters (featuring Zola Taylor), The Premiers, Chan Romero, J.D. Wright (of The Metallics), Kenny Vance, The Storytellers, The Ambertones
14	10-4-1992++	Buddy Bailey (of The Clovers), The Calvanes, acappella groups
15	2-28-1993++	Brenton Wood, Jewel Akens, Richard Berry, Gaynel Hodge, Tony Allen, The Mighty Echoes, The Calvanes
16	7-25-1993++	Virgil Johnson (of The Velvets), Rosie Hamlin (of The Originals), Big Jay McNeely, The Storytellers
17	2-6-1994++	The Magnificents, The Superbs, Leon Peels, The Calvanes, The Hitmakers
18	6-5-1994++	Eugene Pitt (of The Jive Five), The Storytellers
19	3-18-1995+*	Willie Winfield & The Harptones, The Carlos Brothers, The Shadows
20	9-23-1995+*	Eugene Pitt, Eddie Pardocchi, The Five Boroughs, Rosie Hamlin
21	2-24-1996+*	Richard Berry & The Pharaohs, The Dreamers, Tony Allen, The Satellites/ Hollywood Flames, Leon Peels, Wally Roker (of The Heartbeats)
22	7-12-1996+* (first show)	Johnny Maestro & The Crests/Del-Satins/Brooklyn Bridge
7-13-1996+* (second show)
23	2-8-1997+*	Marvin & Johnny, The Pharaohs, The Millionaires, Big Jay McNeely, Arthur Lee Maye, The Calvanes, The Storytellers/Hitmakers, Jewel Akens
24	5-31-1997+*	The Royal All-Stars (Eugene Pitt, Jimmy Merchant, Randy Silver, Vito Balsamo and Art Loria)
25	11-15-1997+*	Willie Winfield & The Harptones, The Solitaires
26	2-21-1998+*	The Six Teens, The Elgins, The Elements, The Baghdads
27	4-18-98+*	The Five Boroughs, with Pookie Hudson, Eddie Pardocchi, Joel Katz and others
28	10-31-98+*	Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
29	2-20-99+*	The Gallahads, The Calvanes, Gaynel Hodge & The Turks, George Grant, Jewel Akens, Tony Allen
30	5/22/99+*	The Marcels ("Blue Moon"), Florida Legends [supergroup consisting of Jimmy Gallagher of The Passions ("Just to Be With You"), Tony Passalacqua of The Fascinators ("Who Do You Think You Are"), Frank Mancuso of The Imaginations ("Goodbye Baby") and Steve Horn of The Sharks ("Stormy Weather")], plus Rosie Hamlin ("Angel Baby")
31	3/4/2000+*	Tribute to Hunter Hancock, with Big Jay McNeely, The Calvanes, Jeanette Baker and Johnny Flamingo, The Storytellers, The Hollywood Saxons, Vernon Green & The Medallions, The Boomers (house band)
32	7/8/2000+*	The Eternals, The Storytellers, The Alley Cats, The Boomers (house band) and GirlTalk
33	9/30/2000#	Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge
34	10/28/2000+*	The Chantels, The Calvanes
35	2/10/2001+*	The Penguins, Gene & Eunice (featuring Junior Ryder), The Native Boys, Jewel Akens & The Gems
36	5/5/2001+*	The Dreamlovers, The Cadets, The Jacks, Pep Torres, The Chapeaus
37	8/18/2001+*	The Solitaires, The Wrens, The Visions
38	11/3/2001+*	The Dubs, The Counts
39	3/23/2002+*	Kathy Young and the Innocents, The Storytellers, The Calvanes, The Robins, The Countdowns, The Coasters
40	5/4/2002+*	The Five Boroughs
41	8/3/2002+*	The Bobbettes, The Dreamers, Shirley Gunter & The Queens
42	11/2/2002+*	The Capris, others
43	1/24/2004+*	The Calvanes, The Storytellers, Jewel Akens
44	6/5/2004+*	Cornerstone, Kul Ayd
45	11/13/2004+*	Five Boroughs, with Eddie Pardocchi, and Norman Fox
46	7/30/2005 ^SBL	The Chantels, Kul Ayd
47	6/10/2006 ^LBC	Eugine Pitt and The Jive Five

Our shows also featured many new acts, including Vicki Tafoya, Dennis Bardone, Alleycats, Kul-Ayd, Danny & The Dappers, Dialtones, Retreads, Offbeats, Suave, Memory Lane, Flawless, Daddy Doo-Wop, Shades, Knudson Brothers, Hollywood Wow-Cats, Treblemakers, Chapeaux, West Coast, & Booger Barcaloo.

Our distinguished disc jockey emcees have included Hunter Hancock, Brian Beirne, Dick "Huggy Boy" Hugg, Art Laboe, Humble Harv, Jimmy "Shindig" O’Neill, Billy Vera, Johnny Hayes & Mellow Mike Walker.

CROSS-REFERENCE LIST (Alphabetical By Artist)

ARTIST SHOW

Jewel Akens 15, 23, 29, 35, 43

Tony Allen 2, 12, 15, 21, 29

The Alley Cats 32

Ambertones 13, 21, 23

Kul Ayd 44

Baghdads 26

Buddy Bailey* (Clovers) 11, 14

Jeanette Baker & Johnny Flamingo* 9, 31

Vito Balsamo (Royal All-Stars) 24

Richard Berry* 6, 12, 15, 21

The Bobbettes 41

Brooklyn Bridge 23, 28

The Cadets 36

The Capris 42

Calvanes 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 17, 23, 29, 31, 34, 39,43

Carlos Brothers 19

The Chantels 34, 46

The Chapeaus 36

Eugene Church* 9, 12

Coasters (w/Grady Chapman) 9, 39

Codoy Colbert* & The Pharaohs 23

Cornerstone 44

The Countdowns 39

The Counts 38

Del-Satins 23

Don* & Dewey 6

Dreamers 21, 41

Dreamlovers 36

The Dubs 38

Elements 26

Elgins 26

The Eternals 32

Five Boroughs 20, 27, 40, 45

Five Discs 10

Flairs 6

Florida Legends 30

Norman Fox (Rob Roys) 45

Eunice Frost* (Gene & Eunice) 1

Harvey Fuqua (did not sing) 2

Jimmy Gallagher (Passions) 30

The Gallahads 29

Gene & Eunice* (featuring Junior Ryder) 35

GirlTalk 32

George Grant (Castelles) 7, 29

Vernon Green* & The Medallions 1, 10, 31

Shirley Gunter & The Queens 6, 41

Rosie Hamlin (Originals) 16, 20, 30

Hunter Hancock [legendary deejay] 31 [tribute show]

Harptones (w/Willie Winfield) 19, 25

Chuck Higgins* 9

Hitmakers 3, 5, 17, 23

Gaynel Hodge (Turks) 7, 12, 15, 29

Hollywood Flames 12, 21

Hollywood Saxons 9, 31

Steve Horn (Sharks) 30

Pookie Hudson 27

The Innocents 39

Big Dee Irwin* (Pastels) 10

The Jacks 36

Jaguars* 3, 5

Virgil Johnson (Velvets) 16

Don Julian*/Meadowlarks 9, 12

Joel Katz 27

Kul Ayd 44, 46

Earl Lewis & The Channels 8

Art Loria (Royal All-Stars) 24

Johnny Maestro/Brooklyn Bridge 28, 33

Johnny Maestro/Crests 22

Magnificents 17

Frank Mancuso (Imaginations) 30

Marcels 30

Marvelettes (w/Gladys Horton) 12

Marvin & Johnny 23

Arthur Lee Maye* & The Crowns 5, 6, 23

Big Jay McNeely 16, 23, 31

Jimmy Merchant (Royal All-Stars) 24

Metallics (w/J.D. Wright*) 13

Mighty Echoes 1, 2, 5, 15

Millionaires 23

Native Boys 35

Eddie Pardocchi (Vito/Salutations/5 Discs) 20, 27, 45

Tony Passalacqua (Fascinators) 30

Leon Peels* (Blue Jays) 4, 6, 17, 21

Penguins (w/Cleve Duncan) 7, 35

Pentagons 5

The Pharaohs (w/Richard Berry*) 21

The Pharaohs (w/Codoy Colbert*) 23

Eugene Pitt (Jive Five, Royal All-Stars) 18, 20, 24, 47

Platters (w/Zola Taylor) 13

Premiers 13

Robins (w/Grady Chapman) 9, 39

Wally Roker (Heartbeats) 21

Chan Romero 13

Royal All-Stars 24

Ruben & The Jets 3

Junior Ryder (as part of Gene & Eunice) 35

Safaris 2

Randy Silver (Royal All-Stars) 24

Six Teens 26

Solitaires 25, 37

Spaniels 11

Johnny Staton* (Feathers) 8

Storytellers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 23, 31, 32, 39, 43

Superbs 17

Pep Torres 36

Valiants (w/Marvin Spencer) 1

Kenny Vance (Jay & The Americans) 13

The Visions 37

Mel Williams 10

Brenton Wood 15

The Wrens 37

J.D. Wright* (Metallics) 13

Kathy Young 39

Young Jessie 6

CROSS-REFERENCE LIST (Alphabetical By Artist)
ARTIST	SHOW
Jewel Akens	15, 23, 29, 35, 43
Tony Allen	2, 12, 15, 21, 29
The Alley Cats	32
Ambertones	13, 21, 23
Kul Ayd	44
Baghdads	26
Buddy Bailey* (Clovers)	11, 14
Jeanette Baker & Johnny Flamingo*	9, 31
Vito Balsamo (Royal All-Stars)	24
Richard Berry*	6, 12, 15, 21
The Bobbettes	41
Brooklyn Bridge	23, 28
The Cadets	36
The Capris	42
Calvanes	3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 17, 23, 29, 31, 34, 39,43
Carlos Brothers	19
The Chantels	34, 46
The Chapeaus	36
Eugene Church*	9, 12
Coasters (w/Grady Chapman)	9, 39
Codoy Colbert* & The Pharaohs	23
Cornerstone	44
The Countdowns	39
The Counts	38
Del-Satins	23
Don* & Dewey	6
Dreamers	21, 41
Dreamlovers	36
The Dubs	38
Elements	26
Elgins	26
The Eternals	32
Five Boroughs	20, 27, 40, 45
Five Discs	10
Flairs	6
Florida Legends	30
Norman Fox (Rob Roys)	45
Eunice Frost* (Gene & Eunice)	1
Harvey Fuqua (did not sing)	2
Jimmy Gallagher (Passions)	30
The Gallahads	29
Gene & Eunice* (featuring Junior Ryder)	35
GirlTalk	32
George Grant (Castelles)	7, 29
Vernon Green* & The Medallions	1, 10, 31
Shirley Gunter & The Queens	6, 41
Rosie Hamlin (Originals)	16, 20, 30
Hunter Hancock [legendary deejay]	31 [tribute show]
Harptones (w/Willie Winfield)	19, 25
Chuck Higgins*	9
Hitmakers	3, 5, 17, 23
Gaynel Hodge (Turks)	7, 12, 15, 29
Hollywood Flames	12, 21
Hollywood Saxons	9, 31
Steve Horn (Sharks)	30
Pookie Hudson	27
The Innocents	39
Big Dee Irwin* (Pastels)	10
The Jacks	36
Jaguars*	3, 5
Virgil Johnson (Velvets)	16
Don Julian*/Meadowlarks	9, 12
Joel Katz	27
Kul Ayd	44, 46
Earl Lewis & The Channels	8
Art Loria (Royal All-Stars)	24
Johnny Maestro/Brooklyn Bridge	28, 33
Johnny Maestro/Crests	22
Magnificents	17
Frank Mancuso (Imaginations)	30
Marcels	30
Marvelettes (w/Gladys Horton)	12
Marvin & Johnny	23
Arthur Lee Maye* & The Crowns	5, 6, 23
Big Jay McNeely	16, 23, 31
Jimmy Merchant (Royal All-Stars)	24
Metallics (w/J.D. Wright*)	13
Mighty Echoes	1, 2, 5, 15
Millionaires	23
Native Boys	35
Eddie Pardocchi (Vito/Salutations/5 Discs)	20, 27, 45
Tony Passalacqua (Fascinators)	30
Leon Peels* (Blue Jays)	4, 6, 17, 21
Penguins (w/Cleve Duncan)	7, 35
Pentagons	5
The Pharaohs (w/Richard Berry*)	21
The Pharaohs (w/Codoy Colbert*)	23
Eugene Pitt (Jive Five, Royal All-Stars)	18, 20, 24, 47
Platters (w/Zola Taylor)	13
Premiers	13
Robins (w/Grady Chapman)	9, 39
Wally Roker (Heartbeats)	21
Chan Romero	13
Royal All-Stars	24
Ruben & The Jets	3
Junior Ryder (as part of Gene & Eunice)	35
Safaris	2
Randy Silver (Royal All-Stars)	24
Six Teens	26
Solitaires	25, 37
Spaniels	11
Johnny Staton* (Feathers)	8
Storytellers	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 23, 31, 32, 39, 43
Superbs	17
Pep Torres	36
Valiants (w/Marvin Spencer)	1
Kenny Vance (Jay & The Americans)	13
The Visions	37
Mel Williams	10
Brenton Wood	15
The Wrens	37
J.D. Wright* (Metallics)	13
Kathy Young	39
Young Jessie	6

*now deceased

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